Latest Impact Stories

Student

Scarlett Liu: HyFlex Applied Analytics Student Uses the Power of Storytelling in Her Data Analyses

"I feel like a student again," says Scarlett Liu, who is currently taking HyFlex courses in the Applied Analytics M.S. program.

Student

Kuniko Sakai: Stuck at Home During the Pandemic, But Sharpening English Language Skills One Virtual ALP Class at a Time

"I was impressed that the teachers had created such a high-quality online class in such a short period of time."

Alumni

Michael Menconi: Dual-Degree Bioethics/ Public Health Alumnus Aspires to Make Sound, Ethical Sense of New and Longstanding Dilemmas in Healthcare

Menconi, who earned a Bioethics M.S. & M.P.H. from Columbia, credits the program with bolstering his law school application.

Alumni

Dhaval Khamar: Forever a Part of the Bioethics Community, Even as Medical School Begins

"I want to use the communication skills I learned in the clinical ethics curriculum to improve the care I provide patients."

In Their Own Words: Four Ways Columbia’s Actuarial Science Program Sets Students Apart

Four students and alumni from the M.S. in Actuarial Science program at Columbia University share the impact of the program.

Student

Deheta Emma Akue: Business Certificate Student Sharpens Financial Skills Through Columbia’s HyFlex Courses

"“I’ve had a good experience in HyFlex courses. My favorite experience has been group projects."

Alumni

Nicole Drepaul: Helping Young People ‘Rewrite’ Their Narratives to Reduce Conflict

"I learned how to tailor my actions and words to successfully ask for what I want."

Student

Hanna Qadir: Harnessing the Healing Power of Art in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

"The program encourages you to truly understand yourself before being able to step into a conflict situation."

Student

Sethretta Frank: Portrait of a Digital Self-Transformation

An Executive M.S. candidate reflects on her experience in the Technology Management program as she starts a "dream job" at AWS.

Alumni

Pachara Palm Naripthaphan: Columbia’s Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Online (with Residency) Program Offered Flexibility without Sacrificing Rigor

Experienced in the Thai government, Naripthaphan sought to expand his peacebuilding competencies while working full time.

Alumni

Eiji Yoshikawa’s Epic Journey from American Language Program Student to Peacemaking Pugilist

A former boxer turned coach, author, documentarian and peace educator, Eiji Yoshikawa started his learning journey at the ALP.

Faculty

Tech Can’t Replace Learning, Unlearning, and the Strategic Deployment of Intangibles; Only People Can

The former Submarine Officer draws upon practices in the U.S. Navy to teach IKNS students the value of knowledge sharing.